Grain-binder.



H. L. SHORTEN.

GRAIN BlNDER.

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GRAIN BINDER.

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GRAIN BINDER.

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H. L. SHORTEN.

GRAINjBINDER. APBLlcATloN FILED 1AN..30. |914.

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HARRYL. SHORTEN, F KANSAS CITYHKANSAS.

GRAIN-nimma Specification of Letters Patent.

. Patented Ap,r4, 1916.

Application led January 30, 1914. Serial No. 815,518.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, HARRY L. SHon'rnN,

binders and it consists in the novel features hereinafter described and claimed.

An object of the invention is to provid a binder of simple structure including a grain deck which is positioned in close proximity to the surface of the ground and means for delivering the grain to the said deck. The deck is provided with a bundle trip and a needle both of which are operated from below the deck and above the deck is located a series of packers and bundle ej ectors.v

At the receiving edge of the deck is located 4a series of barrier fingers which move up into the path of the grain when the trip is operated and consequently while the bundle is being tied the admission of grain to the deck is temporarily interrupted.

A further obj ect of the invention is to eliminate the use of a reel structure for the purpose of bendin the grain toward the cutting apparatus. o accomplish thisa pneumatic means is employed the said means being so arranged as to discharge blasts of air against the grain at the upper portion thereof as the cutting apparatus comes in contact with the lower sections of the grain. Consequently the grain is blown over the cut.-

ting apparatus and when it is severed it falls upon the endless belt located immediately behind the said apparatus. The binder is designed to be drawn by draft animals but the operating parts hereinbefore described mounted thereon are operated from an en.- gine which is carried upon the frame of the binder.

- In the accompanying drawing: Figure l is a plan view of the ybinder with parts broken away. Fig. 2 is a rear end elevation -of the same. Fig. 3 is a front view of the of opposite the end at which the ground STATES PATENT OFFICE- wheel 2 is located Aand said wheel 3 nis arranged to travel behind the rear edge ofthe sald frame. The forward portion of the frame '1 1s supported upon a tongue truck .4 of any desired pattern.

A roller 5 is journaled upon the frame 1 and a roller 6 is journaled upon the said 8. At lits rear Iend the lever 9 is pivotally connected with a pitman 10 which in turn is eccentrically and pivotally connected vwith a disk 11 mounted upon the shaft of the roller 5.

An engine 12 is mounte upon the frame 1 andincludes a crank shaf 13 and fly wheel 14. A sprocket wheel 15 is xed to 4the crank shaft 13 and a sprocket wheel 16 is fixed to the shaft of the roller 5. A sprocket chain 17 is trained around the wheels 15 and 16 and is adapted to transmit rotary move ment from the crank shaft 13 to the roller 5. Therefore it will be seen that means is provided for moving the belt 7 yin an orbit and also for operating the cutting apparatus of which the bar 8 is a part.

A fan casing .18 is mounted upon the frame 1 and a fan 19 is journaled for rotation in the said casing. A sprocket wheel 20 is fixed to the shaft of the fan 19 and the lower run of the chain 17 engages the lower portion of the sprocket wheel 20 so that the fan 19 is rotated as the said chain moves in an orbit about the sprocket wheels 15 and 16. A pipe 21 is connected with the outlet opening of the fan casing 18 and extends across the frame 1 and along the forward portion thereof and elevated above the bar 8. The said elevated portion of the pipe 21 is provided with openlngs 22 which are disposed downwardly and rearwardly. Therefore it will be seen that as the cutting apparatus of which the bar 8 is a part comes in contact with the lower lportions of the stalks-of the grain a blast of air is discharged by the fan 19 through the pipe 21'.

and the openings 22 thereof against the head ends of the said stalks. Consequently the stalks of grain are inclined or-bent rearwardly as they are being cut and therefore the said stalks fall `upon the upper run of the belt 7 and the use of a revolving reel -is eliminated.

A grain-deck 23 is carried by the frame 1 at the delivery end ofthe belt 7 and a bundle carrier 24 is located at the delivery edge of the said grain deck. A butt evener 25 of any desired form is located over the grain deck 23. l A trip 26 is located in the vicinity of the delivery edge of the grain deck 23 and this trip may be of any desired pattern such as is generally used in grain binders. A packer shaft 27 is journaled for rotation above the grain deck 23. Packers 28 are operatively connected with the shaft 27 in the usual manner. A sprocket wheel 29 is Xed to the packer shaft 27 and a sprocket wheel 30 is iixed to the shaft of the roller 5. A sprocket chain 31 is trained around the sprocket wheels 29 and 30 and is adapted to transmit rotary movement from the roller 5 to the packer shaft 27. Bruidle ejector arms 32 are located above the grain deck 23 and are mounted upon a shaft 33 which is adapted to be set in rotation by the action of the trip 26 in the usual manner. The shaft 33 is operatively connected in any desired manner with the needle 34 which is located on a shaft positioned below the grain deck 23. A series of fingers 35 is located at the delivery end of the belt 7 and at the receiving edge of the grain deck 23. An arm 36 is mounted upon the shaft of the trip 26 and an -arm 37 is mounted upon the shaft of the fingers 35. A rod 38 is pivotally connected with the arms 36 i and 37 and when moved longitudinally by the downward swinging of the trip 26 is adapted to swing the fingers 35 in an upward direction whereby they interrupt the passage of grain from the conveyer to the deck. rThis series of iingers 35 is pivotally mounted and is operatively connected (as described) with the trip 26so that when the trip is moved by the weight of the accu- Lirama mulated grain and lthe parts are operated vto bind and eject the bundles the ngers 35 swing in an upward direction whereby the admission of grain from the belt 7 upon the grain deck 23 is temporarily vinterrupt-v ed while the needle 34; is above the upper surface of the grain deck. Therefore during the tying operation no grain is permitted to get behind the needle and interfere with the operation of the same. By this arrangement it will be seen that the grain deck 23 is arranged below the upper run of the belt 7 and consequently all of the parts of the binder are in close proX- imity to the surface of the ground. Furthermore bythe use of the pneumatic means for bending the grain rearwardly as it is being cut the binder is greatly simplied in its structure for the reason that the com" plicated mechanism incident to the use of revolving reels to accomplish the same purpose is avoided.

Having described the invention what is claimed is 1n a binder having a grain deck and a conveyer arranged to deliver grain to the deck, a trip movably mounted at the delivery edge of the deck, ngers movably mounted at the grain receiving edge of the deck and the delivery end of the conveyer, and means operatively connecting the trip with thengers whereby the movement of the trip at the ejection of a bundle of grain from the deck simultaneously swings the fingers to position them as a barrier between theconveyer and the deck for preventing the grain from passing from the conveyer to the deck while the trip is at an abnormal position with relation to the deck.

1n testimony whereof li ax my signature in presence of two witnesses.

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